ravenous
/ˈrævənəs/adjective
उच्चारण रैवनस
बहुत भूखा, भुक्खड़
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extremely hungry
बहुत भूखा, भुक्खड़
- After the long walk the children were ravenous.
- The hikers were ravenous when they reached the dhaba after sunset.
- I was ravenous after the three-hour exam and ate two plates of rice.
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- The ravenous crowd rushed to the food stalls.
- Radhika came home ravenous and went straight to the kitchen.
Synonyms starving famished voracious hungry insatiable
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(of hunger) very great
(भूख) भारी, तीव्र
- a ravenous appetite
- A ravenous hunger made even plain roti taste wonderful.
- He ate with ravenous hunger after fasting all day.
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- The long trek gave them a ravenous appetite.
- A ravenous thirst and hunger overtook the lost travellers.
Synonyms voracious insatiable greedy gluttonous
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
rav·en·ous
With -en- (not 'ravanous').
बीच में -en- ('ravanous' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the hungry words in order of strength: hungry, peckish (slightly, informal), famished, ravenous, starving.
भूख के शब्द तीव्रता के क्रम में याद रखिए: hungry, peckish (थोड़ा, अनौपचारिक), famished, ravenous, starving।
Keep apart ravenous (very hungry) and ravishing (very beautiful).
Ravenous (बहुत भूखा) और ravishing (बहुत सुंदर) को अलग रखिए।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the raven, a large black bird known for eating greedily.
Raven से, एक बड़ा काला पक्षी जो लालच से खाने के लिए जाना जाता है।